Lobby organisation
European Landowners' Organization asbl
NGO or non-profit · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Landowners' Organization asbl appears in 28 declared MEP meetings (18 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.
In their own words
“The European Landowners Organization (ELO), created in 1972, is a unique federation of national associations from Europe, which represents the interests of the landowners, land managers, rural entrepreneurs and family businesses at the European political level. Independent and non-profit making and registered as such in Belgian law, ELO is the only organisation able to stand for all rural actors.”
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“Such a broad scope gives it an unmatched credibility and communication ability in its relations with the European decision makers, at the highest level and with the public opinion. ELO statutory commitment is to defend and promote sustainable development, conservation, protection and melioration of the environment and the responsible use of natural resources. ELO promotes a prosperous countryside through sustainable management. In the EU27, rural territories cover up to 90% of the European area. Therefore, a balanced development of these territories in connection with the development (...)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 28 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (11 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026 | Norbert Lins | GAP; competitiveness of European cereal producers; contribution of agriculture to the development of a strong and innovative bioeconomy |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Krzysztof Hetman | CAP |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Benoit Cassart | Prix du blé, concurrence externe |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis | Future of Ukraine's agricultural acession |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Barry Cowen | Speaking at the Forum for the Future of Agriculture |
| 15 Sep 2025 | Valérie Hayer | Forest Monitoring |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Benoit Cassart | Nutrition animale |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Barry Cowen | Meeting with the European Landowners Organisation |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Elsi Katainen | Biofuels: Growing Sustainable Energy |
| 21 May 2025 | Martin Hojsík | Soil Monitoring Law |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Herbert Dorfmann | EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Certification (CRCF) |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez | Intergroup Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Herbert Dorfmann | Re-establishment of the biodiversity, hunting, and countryside Intergroup |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Stefan Köhler | Politischer Austausch |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Riho Terras | wildlife, countryside |
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